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[piperp2]

Does anyone know anything about Bob Burnard, he raced a Abarth Simca 2000 in 1965 British Sports Car Championship

[bradbury west]

What do you want to know?
Roger Lund

[Paul Vanderheijden]

Is the car that he raced still around?

[Ted Walker]

I think it survives in a private collection in London area.

[simcaboy]

I think it survives in a private collection in London area.

Hi I have only just picked up on this thread. The car now lives with an English man in Belgium
hopefully it should be running soon but with 1300 engine not a 2 litre.
If anyone know the whereabouts of a 2 litre engine please let me know.

[bradbury west]

Your original post suggested that you wanted to know perhaps more. What did you want to know, or was it just about the Abarth.? There was a profile of him in Autosport some years ago, copy on file somewhere here.
Roger Lund

Edited by bradbury west, 09 June 2009 - 13:58.

[Bjorn Kjer]

Bob Burnard raced the Abarth in 1965 for Swedane Engineering. Entering 15 races they scored 5 outright wins , 2 international wins , 3 seconds and 1 third place as well as some speed trial and lap records. The team was formed in april 1965 and also ran a Mini Cooper for Bob Arscott . Colours Red with 9 " white fron to rear stripe and team logos on each side. Wheels , silver.

Source : Motor Racing Team Colours And Markings by John Baxter , MAP Ltd.

Edited by Bjørn Kjer, 03 November 2009 - 15:05.

[bradbury west]

And a 7 litre Cobra after that IIRC, still carrying RB 38, dicing famously with Ron Fry in his 250LM, RON 54, at Castle Combe
Roger Lund

Edited by bradbury west, 09 June 2009 - 21:46.

[Bjorn Kjer]

I certainly would like to know more about this team , who formed it , did they go abroad etc.?

[Alfie]

Certainly went into a 7.0 ltr Cobra, with RB 38 and yes, I can remember some interesting dices with Mr Fry as well, but at Silverstone - usually the NSCC bank holiday Monday meeting

[d j fox]

A little more info on Bob Burnard.

In 1962 , driving a white AC Ace Bristol ( RB 38) he won the BARC Veedol Championship for production sports cars ( also known as “Marque” races”).
His prize was a Veedol backed Lotus 27 for 1963, not exactly the right car for a privateer in the last year of Formula Junior.
He debuted “Miss Veedol” at the very wet AMOC Martini International race at Silverstone on July 3rd—and, according to Autosport, he did 7 laps on 3 cylinders, visited the pits and then “went smartly off course at Copse..” He dnf’d at his next race—the FJ support to the Goodwood TT race in August, whilst a certain Roy James was posted as a non-starter!. There was a dns at Crystal Palace in September.
I have a vague memory that, not unsurprisingly, it all ended in acrimony!

My only recollection of Burnard’s Abarth Simca 2000 in 1964 was him practising for the British GP support GT race, but not being allowed to start…not that it would have mattered anyway as everyone only ever remembers Jack Sears’ stirring drive in the bellowing Willment Shelby Cobra when, after being black flag’d for starting from the wrong grid slot (despite being put there by a start- line marshal!), he simply tore through the field , beating “coming-man” Jackie Stewart in the John Coombs lightweight E type to 1st.

David Fox

[bradbury west]

If RB is still on the same phone no as the last time I spoke to him, I will ring and ask him for information. BTW, and to avoid any confusion, the Veedol series was not merely for production sports cars.
Roger Lund

[hipperson]

This is he Mark..I think...along side John Miles in his all winning Diva.
I may be corrected on both counts.....



Sorry about the fuzzy pic.....long time ago with a polaroid.

[hipperson]

This is a bit better....

[Bjorn Kjer]

Very nice colour pics , thanks !

[PaulSheraton]

Hi. Is anyone in contact with Bob Burnard?